Hi
I want to set up my 2TB WD My Passport for Mac on my 4th generation Airport extreme base station but whenever i plug it in it doesn't show up. It is formatted in Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted)
does anyone have an idea what I have to do to fix it?
You will not be able to encrypt the drive if you want to use it at the USB port of the AirPort Extreme. Reason...the firmware for the AirPort Extreme does not support encrypted drives.
Format the drive in Mac OS Extended (Journaled).....with no encryption....and it will work very SLOWLY if you connect it to the USB port on the AirPort. Reason.....the USB port is old and slow USB 2.0, and the internal processor on the AirPort Extreme further limits speeds to about half of normal slow USB 2.0 on a computer.
You will not be able to encrypt the drive if you want to use it at the USB port of the AirPort Extreme. Reason...the firmware for the AirPort Extreme does not support encrypted drives.
Format the drive in Mac OS Extended (Journaled).....with no encryption....and it will work very SLOWLY if you connect it to the USB port on the AirPort. Reason.....the USB port is old and slow USB 2.0, and the internal processor on the AirPort Extreme further limits speeds to about half of normal slow USB 2.0 on a computer.
FWIW. I had considerable issues using bus-powered USB drives with my AirPort Extreme or Time Capsule base stations, even if they were not encrypted. Basically they would "overwhelm" the base station's ability to provide enough power to the device. Using a power-hub helped along this line, but I still found the base station going "off-line" randomly and required that I restart it in order to access the drive. I had a two-fold solution: 1) Use a USB drive that provided its own power supply, or 2) Stop using bus-powered drives all together.
Thanks for the help
WD Passport for Mac not working on airport extreme
